is that catholic identity crisis in the united states of kern to the vatican? >> it should be of concern to everyone, although i would underscore that catholics who are regularly practicing catholics, mass once a week catholics voted overwhelmingly for governor romney the last time. so the catholic vote such as it is, skews long a line between regularly practicing to nonpracticing. the church in the united states, i think is in the best shape it's been in in the past 20 years. this easter, about 250,000 people all over the country, adults will either be baptized in the catholic church or received into full communion with the catholic church from other christian dominations, that's pretty good, particularly considering the bludgeoning the church has taken, often with good reason over the past ten years. >> that's heartening to hear. george wiegal at the vatican. >>> the wheel of misfortune makes a triumphant return with a twist. i was in the ambulance and i was told to call my next of kin. at 33 years old, i was having a heart attack. now i'm on a bayer aspirin